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The City then cited the nurerouting has caused over $5 “Caltrans has failed to coor- truck route, commercial vehicles HMG EXCLUSIVE million in damage to the streets, dinate thus far, and any further over 6,000 pounds are strictly merous safety hazards caused by increased pollution in the area, lack of communication or con- prohibited on the streets, per the rerouting of trafďŹ c, concerns that have been voiced by Cerriincreased trafďŹ c noise, and in- sultation with the City and its City Municipal Code.â€?

The Caltrans rerouting of tos residents in calls and emails creased the safety risk of resi- residents is unacceptable.� dents.

The City blasted Caltrans for trucks has caused severe dam- to both HMG-LCCN and the Further the letter states that establishing a detour route on age and increased trafďŹ c at peak City. blasts the state agency for reroutSome cardrooms in other California Measure will raise $12 billion per year, The rerouting on Carmenita ing tractor-trailer trafďŹ c through Caltrans is in violation of the southbound Carmenita between hours, the extensive damage counties have been allowed to 60% would go to local governments, the City due to I-5 construction project’s ďŹ nal Environmental the I-5 and Artesia Blvd., and alone is estimated “to cost $5.2 takes large trucks by two schools, open outside under restrictions. Impact Report which obligates eastbound Artesia Blvd. between million to repair,â€? and theBY“aver40% to K-12 andElementary communityand colleges .

BRIAN HEWS Stowers Carmeprojects. age daily trafďŹ c on said streets nita Middle school in addition Shockingly, the rerouting was the agency to coordinate with cit- Carmenita and the I-5.

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ARTESIA HIGH STAFF-MEMBER RECEIVES AWARD OF VALOR FROM LAKEWOOD

November ballot measure that would (RGWMP). of Public Health protocols to stop the Health Downey's centennial. The staff also buried a time capsule in the Rose Garden. inga Program make commercial owners subject One well would beproperty in Paramount in the spread COVID-19, BYof BRIAN HEWS mayors from five other well will be in Cerritos. to billions of dollars in additional taxes cities proposed during a press conference In a phone call WRD President Vera each year.

Hospital staff, emergency personnel, Hewsto Media Group-Los Cerritos last Monday establish gambling opera- BY TAMMYE MCDUFF RoblesIf DeWitt toldbyHMG thatProposition the wells 15 approved voters, has learned that City Council members and community tionsCommunity in outdoor News facilities. will be in Progress Park and Cerritos Park would place different tax rules MARTIN action, jumping out of on hercomcar Central Basin still Finance Andrew L.A. County has Director not given perAs part of a yearlong celebration partners stood on BY the THOM front sidewalk East. mercial and residential property requiring Hamilton has been issuing paychecks to KITS FOR HOMELESS: Cerritos residents Josiah, Jacob and Jared Joseph with LAFD grabbing the boy and helping the mission to reopen cardrooms outdoors that began at the Rose Parade January under the assemblage of gold balloons Because groundwater, waterproperties, contained exand industrial Central Basinby employees thecarfact ofďŹ cials display their COVID Kits for the Homeless. They were inspired by paramedic The City of Lakewoodcommercial held woman. despite approval the statedespite – which in deep underground aquifers, cannotagri1, 2020 the City of Downey Police and to salute one another. zoned commercial the board- since has notSept. passed Jose Perez and his actions helping the homeless.

FireďŹ ghter Perez, a 16-year veteran, its annual Award of Valorcluding lun- thoseShe took as them to Artesia High ried that restrictions 9. a 2020-’21 Fire be directly observed; WRD must track it personnel participated in aCOVID. drive Photo courtesy budget. recently died after contracting of the Downey Joseph family. “PIH Health Hospital cheon on Nov. 6 toisthankthrough the mendeepSchool, where they received medThe mayors called on the Board of wells and specialized moniSee PROP 15 page 12 The budget stalemate is due to Direc- thru parade at PIH Health Downey Hos- proud to celebrateand women of the Los Angeles ical assistance and were ultimatethis centennial antoring equipment.

Supervisors to help them open outdoor tors John Oskoui and Bob Apodaca; they pital, sounding sirens and flashing lights County Sheriff’s Department and ly transported to the hospital. niversary milestone.

We are grateful facilities facilitated by LA County DeBY TAMMYE MCDUFF teens how to develop a business plan, are defying a court decision from last Fire Department, as well as the Because of Seeher WRDseless page 14 acpartment Health Director Barbara Fer- in commemoration of the 100 years PIH for partnership withskills the City learnourcritical thinking and oflearn week of deliberately not attending special community volunteers who protions, the City of Lakewood reHealth has served community. rer. board meetings called to approve the Josiah, Jacobthe and Jared Joseph what it takes to be your own boss.

Instead See PIH page 7 tect and serve Lakewood. cently awarded Bridget with the are making their mark. As part of the of baking cupcakes or creating shirts, the But sources have told Hews Media budget.

Bridget Perrizo, a staff mem- Mayor’s Award at the city’s ancurriculum for Los Angeles Urban League Joseph brothers took it to a whole new Group -Cerritos News that in a meeting In addition, the actual amount of payber at Artesia High was honored nual Awards of Valor ceremony.

2020 Online Biz Camp, these young men level. After holding a family meeting they withroll Ferrer cardroom owners Sathas and not been approved as anon item on when she helped two "I always wondered what I decided to give back to the community and people that theSept. consent board had to turn an idea into a business. urday 12, calendar two daysduring beforeregular the press was being attacked by a dog. would do when faced with a situPartnering with the Network for develop CoVID Kits for the homeless. meetings, andhad Hamilton is not submitting conference, they asked Ferrer to grant Bridget, was headed back to ation like this one," said Perrizo.

Teaching Entrepreneurship, Biz Camp is Initially the project was made possible permission.

BRIAN work from lunch when sheBY spot"ByHEWS the grace of God, I had the a four week summer program that teaches See $&/53"- #"4*/ page See TRIPLETS page 12 Her response was “I did not know 12 ted a dog attacking a woman and courage to take action. I'm so you wanted to open outdoors,� which The South Coast Airthe Quality young boy. The dog had knocked glad that both momManageand son surprised some of the owners. But Ferrer ment District has cited a land developer them to the ground and they were are okay, and I'm so honored to insisted she wanted to wait for the Labor and contractor a chemical spill in screaming for help. receiveover this award.�

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Compton area last week that caused Bridget immediately the took TRASH piles up at a condominium complex in Hawaiian Gardens. The City chose Waste Resources

BY BALA THENAPPEN See HERO page 15 The issue has become urgent with thousands of complaints of a pungent Incorporated as their new hauler, who said they would immediately begin trash pick up. Photo Brian Hews. some cardrooms representing over 50% smell across a large area of Los Angeles This November’s ballot will feature of city revenues. and Orange proposition 17,counties. which would allow Hawaiian Gardens has lost $9 million Bridge Land Californians onPoint paroleGardena for a felony con- LLC in tax revenue from the Gardens Casino and contractor OFRS Inc. were cited for viction to vote. Currently, felons must being closed; The cardroom represents causingtheir a public violation complete prisonnuisance sentenceinand their of 70% of the City's budget.

BY BRIAN HEWS “Poor leadership, no foresight included several default letters, rulessentence concerning theCould release of air conparole to vote. parolees Bell Gardens has lost $8 million on in tax the situation, typical of this which, under California’s Public taminants. swing elections in the state’s most comrevenue thetrash Bicycle Casino City beingCouncil,� former Hawaiian Resource Code Section 49000, Whilefrom rotting is accumuIf districts? no settlement is reached, the two LA MIRADA FOURSQUARE CHURCH, the City of Brea, Brea Olinda Unified petitive closed; The cardroom represents nearly lating in many parts of Hawaiian Gardens School Mayor District, Rey Rodriguez starts the clock on termination. companies could be subject to peocivil penThe term “parolees� applies to Brea Chamber of Commerce and 14 local churches of neighboring com50% of theMayor City'sMyra budget.

Gardens, Maravilla told HMG-LCCN. City staff even went the extra ple who are allowed back into the comalties or a lawsuit. munities gathered together for a food distribution last Saturday. lost ďŹ nally $4.9 million andGardena the City has Council con- in tax The staff report included in step and attempted to work with munityThe from prison beforeThursday their prison spill occurred at a job revenue far aswaiting their cardrooms andweek’s meeting presented CWS to cure the breaches and ducted a so hearing, an en- last sentence is scheduled to be site when they attemptedcompleted, to move a small tire week, and allowing the trash that CWSMCDUFF was in defaults starting in March of this their city's largest employers, Luckyclear Ladyevidence long as they certain guidelines

BY TAMMYE The City of Brea, Brea Olinda Unified as storage tankfollow containing mercaptan, a to Hustler accumulate evenremain more, to once violation of its contract with the year, each of which gave CWS & Casino, closed. and reporting requirements.

School District, Brea Chamber of Com- pungent chemical added Roughly to natural gas to again discuss terminating CWS’the City, and the stepsintoSeptemresolve themerce defaults.

Mayors present represented threebut Mayor Californians are expected to be TheMaravilla first Saturday morning and 14 local churches of neighbor- 52,000 help with leak detection. contract.cardrooms in the state, Council apparently afraid to In addition to the default nolargest Com- were on parole in 2021. ber, two trucks, a cargo van from Living ing communities gathered together to be a Fire officials said the site was an Under Ralph Casino, M. Brown pull the termination trigger, leavthe teamCity also attempted to in need during these unmerce, Thethe Gardens and Bicycle California parolees expect-Main Hope Community Church tices, and six blessing in those abandoned oil fieldshould nearbeSouth Act, Maravilla and the City Couning residents driving by stinky arrange meetings with CWS but Casino while some represented the smalled to lean left as a voting bloc.

In 2007, mates, joined at La Mirada Foursquare precedented times.

Street and Rosecrans Avenue in an area cil cardrooms could haveincluding sentLOCAL out athe notice for the foreseeable CWS did not attend most meetFlorida gave 150,000 ex-felons who had ALL ABOUT GOVERNMENT PRIDE: City Hall SelďŹ e Day is a celebration of local government and gives employees er Hustlerpiles andof trash Church to load and reload 120 boxes of Feed Brea’s Operation Director Jenni- near Compton. and held a meeting within two future. ings.

ARTESIA HIGH staff-member Bridget Perrizo received the Award of and residents the opportunity to get out in their community and show off their best camera phone skills while showcasing their local enses been convicted for less serious off the Lucky Lady Casinos in Gardena; the fresh produce to be delivered to the Brea fer Rodriguez from The Cause Church was daysgovernment to address the situation.

Thebevoluminous staff report Valor from Lakewood for saving two in a dog attack. buildings.

The pictures must posted to social media using hashtag #cityhallselďŹ e to enter the contest.

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See PROP pagepage 4 12 See FOOD page 13 See CARDROOMS page 12 community.

See 17 SPILL See TRASH page 15

La Mirada Joins in Food Pop-Up Pantry

FIFTH ANNUAL CITY HALL SELFIE DAY COMING FRIDAY AUGUST 14

Two Companies PROP WOULDPungent Cited17 Over ALLOW PAROLEES Chemical Spill INTO THE BALLOT BOX. HOW WOULD THEY VOTE?

TRASH WILL FINALLY GET CLEANED UP IN HAWAIIAN GARDENS

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Los Cerritos Community News - LosCerritosNews.net To advertise call 562-407-3873 SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 very old stages, the pipes for the bathrooms and water were terrible and the dressing rooms weren’t great.”

The Burnight Center was supposed to finish out the Spring 2020 season before the campus closure cut it short during the break in March due to COVID-19.

“Even though the old theater will be

BY DANIEL SUAREZ JR. missed, the new theater would have current and future theater students excited to perJackie Ortiz had just started her first form there. It was time for an upgrade. So semester at Cerritos College and she was this is a huge win for the theater program” already feeling terrified. Her Fundamentals According to the College’s website, of Acting professor just told the class that the Performing Arts Center was designed auditions for the next Spring play were of- by the American architecture firm, Pfiffer, ficially open. Now the singer/songwriter and constructed by Tilden-Coil. It’s built reminisces on one of her earliest memories with the intention to create a state of the in the Burnight Center. art learning environment for students and “It would be my first time to ever audi- to “serve to enhance the college’s mission tion for a play, but my newly-found friends to support and enrich the arts on campus encouraged me to go,” said Ortiz, who and within the region.”

THE SOUTH side of the new Performing Arts Center. Construction has been underwould later find out that she got the part.

Cerritos College has refunded bond way for more than a year after breaking ground on Mar. 6.

“When we got into the audition room, I just projects in the past, and according to Vice let everything go and had fun with it.”

President of Student Services and AssisThese memories from actors, musi- tant Superintendent Felipe Lopez, a bond cians and faculty will be all that remains refund this time around is a possibility that of the soon to be demolished Burnight the school evaluates on an annual basis.

Center, which provided several stages and “We use a financial advisor to assist in recording studios to students for decades. identifying refunding opportunities. The The American Cancer Society will The change comes as the new Performing District always strives to be good stewards hold a virtual Relay for Life event on SunArts Center, Cerritos Colleges’ latest $80 over the taxpayer dollars and when oppor- day, September 27 from 1 to 3 p.m.

The event will honor cancer survivors million Measure G bond project, nears tunities arise, the District has successfully and raise money for life-saving research to completion. been able to save taxpayer dollars,” said help end cancer.

The construction site sits on the edge Lopez via email.

This year’s virtual event will include of Parking Lot 10, adjacent to the Fine Students in theater are not letting the an opening ceremony; welcome from city Arts building and facing Falcon Square. lack of a stage stop them from entertainofficials and a Survivor Ceremony, includThe 84,000 sqft. building will be the new ing audiences, which is why the program Merina at (562) 916-1252. ing a Survivor Car Parade that was held home for theater and music departments on is presenting Homecoming: The Show The American Cancer Society urgently and recorded on August 8; a Fight Back campus, featuring a wide array of facilities Must Go Online. It’s a fully-online show needs your help to continue their mission.

Ceremony for those with cancer; and a for students. It offers a 400 seat auditori- via Zoom running multiple performances Because of COVID-19 and the change Remembrance Ceremony. um, lecture halls, music labs, studios and at the end of September and the beginning of many events and decline in donations, Donations can be made through the smaller theaters with another stage outside of October. their mission is at risk. The research and Relay for Life Greater Long Beach webthe building.

“It’s been a very new process but we’re patient programs are threatened. site.

Visit relayforlife.org and search for “The old building has a special place getting better and better everyday!” says That’s why it’s urgently important “Team Cerritos” to make a donation.

For in my heart. However it was run down Cris Guerrero, who is one of the students now to get involved in Relay For Life and more information, contact City of Cerritos with wear and tear,” said actor, student and cast in the online play, “It’s such a good fundraise.

Community Services Supervisor Emely Twitch streamer Daniel Galvez, “It had 2 escape during these times.”

Cerritos College Performing Arts Center Set to Open in 2021

American Cancer Society to hold virtual Relay for Life

Downey Native Serves on Aircraft Carrier

AIRMAN JEREMIAH SHANGRAW, a native of Downey, Calif., stands at parade rest while manning the rails of Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

Vinson departs Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton after completing a 17-month regularly scheduled docking. During the docking, the ship underwent a complete restoration and a system retrofit to accommodate the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter mission capabilities.

Cerritos College Updates Lot at 166th Street/Studebaker STAFF REPORT Cerritos College will host its third virtual forum of the year to update residents about changes to its property located at the 166th Street and Studebaker Road corner lot.

On September 18, 2017, the Cerritos City Council approved the College's Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for four years.

The TUP authorizes the College to convert the property at 166th Street and Studebaker Road into an automobile storage facility.

The Cerritos College Board of Trustees passed a resolution on September 6, 2017, to address issues raised by residents and the City, including dust and light mitigation, hours of operation, loading of vehicles, security, and landscaping.

The College continues to work closely with the City of Cerritos to meet the requirements outlined in the TUP. The forum will be held Monday, September 21 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Please RSVP by email grijalva@cerritos.edu to receive the zoom information.

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Bellflower Resident Chosen as Ms. California Tourism

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF There is no other pageant like the Worlds Miss Tourism Pageant. Girls from ages four to 100, married or single, over 50 and plus size can enter. Everyone fits in at Tourism and Sandra Espinoza Perry, of Bellflower has been chosen as Ms. Classic California Tourism 2021, which will allow her to compete at the national pageant finals July 2021.

World’s Miss Tourism Pageant is something totally different from any other pageant you may have seen before. A pageant mainly based in community outreach, social media, fashion shows and public speaking, their core values are kindness, loyalty, respect, commitment, compassion optimism and most of all encouraging tourism.

Espinoza epitomizes these values; she has created a huge social media following with her ‘Around Bellflower with Sandra Espinoza’ videos and interviews.

“The main purpose I created this outlet was to promote the businesses and activities in my community. I’m am proud of our little city and want to show it off to everybody.”

An immigrant from Honduras, Espinoza arrived in 1988 settling at the refugee center Casa Romero in Brownsville, Texas. “I didn’t have any family, I didn’t have any friends, I literally had no one waiting for me in this country, but I knew it could give me a better life.” When asked why she chose to come to America Espinoza replied,” Everyone around the world has heard of the American dream. Everything that is said outside of this country is always nice about the American people. It was the best decision I could have made at the tender age of 21. I am a proud Ameri-

can. ” “When I came to this country, I obviously needed a job; I began working as a baby sitter, a cashier, a hostess and then a waitress.” She recalls meeting a young man and the two became romantically involved, “I thought we were going to be married,” she says, “One day, out of the blue he tells me not to get the idea of the two of us getting married. He told me the reason for this was that we did not belong to the same social status and we had nothing in common. I was heartbroken and then I was angry.”

This was the motivator to spur her on to better things. Espinoza has a beautician and aesthetician license, is a former restaurant owner, a certified loan processor and realtor, a legal notary, an escrow assistant, and with now her husband David, operates a very successful real estate company for past 20 years.

From now until next summer, Espinoza will be partnering with local tourist attractions and museums to further represent California, “I love to learn, I am always talking to people and researching everything. I have been involved with pageants in the past and loved the idea that this one encouraged professional ladies, from nurses to police officers.”

When I received my crown and sash my memories began ‘flying around’ and couldn’t help but remember when I was 17 years old and crowned Queen of my city in Honduras. I had so many barriers then, but I won unanimously …. I have been told once a Queen, always a Queen and I can’t wait to show the world our wonderful California.”

SANDRA ESPINOZA PERRY of Bellflower has been chosen as Ms. Classic California Tourism 2021, which will allow her to compete at the national pageant finals July 2021.

From now until next summer, Espinoza will be partnering with local tourist attractions and museums to further represent California.

La Mirada Approves Temporary Outdoor Commercial Program The City of La Mirada has established temporary regulations to permit the outdoor operation of gyms, fitness centers, personal grooming/care and places of worship, while complying with safety guidelines established by the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health. This program is similar to another businessfriendly program previously approved by the City that allows for all restaurants to provide outdoor dining in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

This most recent action taken by the City is in the form of an executive order approved by the city manager. An item affirming the program will be on the City Council’s agenda for consideration at next

Tuesday’s meeting. The ETOCP allows La Mirada businesses the opportunity to temporarily conduct supplemental qualifying operations outdoors, immediately outside of their business establishment or places of worship on private sidewalks, walkways, open areas and parking lots.

To participate in the program, qualifying businesses must complete and submit an ETOCP registration form to the City for review and approval. The form is available on the City’s website and at City Hall.

There is no fee for this program, though certain temporary structures will require building permits For more information, please contact La Mirada City Hall at (562) 943-0131.

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newspapers are especially vulnerable to economic fluctuations and catastrophic consequences, like closure. These STAFF REPORT small publishers are scrambling to stay afloat by is cutting coverage, furloughing Lush opening its first Cerritos store; reporters and eliminating print a brand new space for the company as it publication certainstores days of the week. continues toonre-open across North They are expediting their transition America following Covid-19 related cloto digital-first sures earlier inpublishing the year. and exploring newOn methods for providing information Saturday, September 19, 2020, to their communities as more readers Lush will open the doors at Los Cerritos turn to these methods during the Center (239 Los Cerritos Center). The crisis. cuttingover print1,100 days square conceptHowever, shop features disenfranchises specific demographic feet of retail space and includes large skgroups, such as senior citizens incare and haircare areas where and customers other residents who don’t have internet can enjoy personalized consultations. access (6%) or don’ta have a reliable Lush is taking people-first phased internet (up to 25% ofand rural approachconnection to its opening strategy, givcommunities).

Through losing their en the ongoing concerns around Covidlocal groups are losing 19, thenewspaper, health and these wellbeing of Lush staff, their main source of information and top customers and community remains their connection to the community. priority.

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This year will last 3 gubernatorial elections by over num Certification from LEED for our Albe virtual with the same live events and guest appearances from celebrities.

1,000,000 votes - prop 17 would hardly bert Robles Center for Water Recycling make a dent in statewide election reand Environmental Learning,” said WRD sults. Even at the local level, where prop that has been gifted to cancer research, charities. Since its inception in 1968, President Vera Robles DeWitt.

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The new wells will be installed and drilled approximately 2,100 feet deep.

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“The Water Replenishment District always strives to be proactive in monitoring groundwater quality” said WRD President Vera Robles DeWitt, representing District 5 and the City of Paramount. “The construction of these two wells is an investment in our future to create a drought-resilient and locally-sustainable water supply.”

Director Allen, representing District 3 and the City of Cerritos, added “WRD is proud of its commitment to delivering quality water to pumpers and residents in our region. These new wells support WRD’s mission to protect and preserve high quality groundwater.”

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Mitsuwa Marketplace's Torrance Food Court Open

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LARGE OUTDOOR eating area at the Mitsuwa Marketplace at the Del Amo Mall in Torrance. Every stall inside the marketplace does have dishes to go plus the market has prepared items like sushi and sashimi, making Mitsuwa an affordable dining destination during these uncertain times. Photo by Matthew Kang.

Mitsuwa Marketplace's sleek, futuristic-looking grocery store and food court in Torrance’s Del Amo Mall is finally firing on all cylinders after a prolonged build out. The marketplace was mostly finished by the end of February, when it first opened to the public, but not all of the food stalls had been completed. Now, after a brutal pandemic and delays, every one of the stalls at Mitsuwa’s food court is operational, with many of the vendors opening in March and April. The only issue that indoor dining is still prohibited in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Thankfully, Mitsuwa had a contingency for this: an ample semi-covered outdoor dining area that still accommodates dozens of budget-seeking diners.

The food court opened with just three vendors initially: Tsukiji Gindaco, which serves takoyaki; Sutadon, which prepares sliced pork over rice; and Santouka, a ramen spot. Now mochi-filled Modo Donuts, curry-katsu shop Misasa, and udon specialist Mugimaru/Toritetsu are fully op-

erational while dessert-focused J.Sweets and Hamada-ya Bakery are open toward the entrance of the grocery store.

Together, these restaurants work as one of the best Japanese food courts in the city, taking much of the success of Mitsuwa’s West LA food court but modernizing its look and layout. Plus, unlike West LA, there’s a big outdoor patio to eat curry-covered chicken katsu or tempuratopped hot udon bowls right away. Every stall does have dishes to go (this is Japanese fast food after all), plus the market has prepared items like sushi and sashimi, making Mitsuwa an affordable dining destination during these uncertain times.

To commemorate all of the openings, Mitsuwa is unleashing various specials on the weekend of September 26 and 27, including discounted grocery items and tons of giveaways at its food court, like $2.58 bowls of udon at Mugimaru, $5.95 curry rice at Misasa, and free ramen coupons from Santouka that come with a purchase.

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Ashton Sworn in as Independent Cities President

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SEN. ARCHULETA AND ROSE HILLS HOLD BACKPACK GIVEAWAY

COUNCILMAN SEAN ASHTON receives the oath of office from Supervisor Hahn.

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important to cities like public safety, education, infrastructure, legislative advocacy, This past week, Downey Councilman intergovernmental relationships, and other Sean K. Ashton was officially sworn in as major issues that transcend the boundaries the President of Independent Cities Associ- of its member cities.

“I am honored and humbled to be choation. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn administered the Oath of Office sen to serve as ICA’s President by my colin the City of Downey Council Chambers. leagues,” said Ashton who has served on Ashton’s wife Tammy and their two sons, the ICA Board of Directors for over 5 years.

Dylan and Nolan attended the ceremony. “I am looking forward to the challenge of California State Senator Bob Archuleta leading this great organization during these and Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Frometa also uncertain times.”

“We are very pleased to have Sean take attended in person along with a few close the reins of the Independent Cities Assofriends.

Independent Cities Association (ICA) is ciation. He will be the third President from a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded Downey, following in the footsteps of forin 1960 with over 40 member cities, rep- mer Mayors Barbara J. Riley and Mario resenting more than 6.6 million residents. Guerra, continuing the longstanding supICA is the premier educational association port for ICA’s service and representation in Los Angeles County. ICA’s focus is to to member cities,” said Interim Executive provide up to date information on issues Director Sam Olivito.

STATE SEN. BOB ARCHULETA at the backpack giveaway at Rose Hills Memorial Park. The backpacks contained needed school supplies. “Although the upcoming school year will look different because of the safety precaution of distance learning put in place to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, our students still need necessary tools for a productive learning experience, I commend businesses, such as Rose Hills, for providing assistance," said Archuleta.

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continue to provide meals through December 31, 2020.

Thanks to recent action by the federal government, the ABC Unified School Elementary School locations District is now serving meals at no cost serving meals from to all students and children 18 years and 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. younger through grab-and-go service.

Meal service will take place at 12 elAloha Elementary School – ementary schools from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 11727 E. 214th Street, Lakewood a.m. daily. Two high schools will provide Burbank Elementary School – a week’s worth of meals by appointment 17711 Roseton, Artesia only. Those interested in registering for Furgeson Elementary School – the weekly meal pickup option need to 22215 Elaine Avenue, Hawaiian Gardens register at www.abcafe.us. Families only Gonsalves Elementary School – NEWtoNORMAL: vending machine LAX offers everything the traveller needs, need register oncePPE to participate in the at 13650 Park Street, Cerritos even N95 masks.

The machines offer touch-free payment options. weekly meal pickup option.

Hawaiian Elementary School – “We are so pleased that the USDA E. 226th Street, Hawaiian Gardens extended the grab-and-go meal program,” Juarez Elementary School – 1 said Superintendent hard Aclare surfaces.

STAFF REPORT Dr. Mary Sieu. “This 1939 Street, Cerritos program was extremely successful over Melbourne Elementary School –chief exJustin Erbacci, the airport’s the summer, to and students In what isproviding the new meals normal 21314 Claretta Avenue, Lakewood ecutive officer, said in a statement that and children region.

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16715 Jersey Avenue, coronavirus, passing through Students who are participating in the efforts to keep passengers Nixon Elementary School –safe though Los Angeles International Airport can meal service are provided a Meal ID card 19600 Jacob Avenue, Cerritos “rigorous cleanings, new technology now buy masks, gloves, hand sanitizer to be scanned when picking up meals.

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CELEBRATING CENTENNIAL: from (l-r) Anita Chou, chief financial officer; Richard Trogman, FACHE, president; Ceonne Houston-Raasikh DNP, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer; Jim West, chief executive officer; Jaime Diaz MD, chief medical officer; Peggy Chulack, chief administrative officer

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Continued from page 1 Downey, its emergency responders, and our community. We look forward to another 100 years of caring,” said Richard Trogman, PIH Health Downey Hospital President.

A centennial time capsule ceremony took place in the Rose Garden Monday, September 14.

Some items that were included were: a digital thermometer and PIH face covering, two of the 1,000 origami cranes that adorned the Rose Parade float and tickets to the parade, a PIH Healthy Living magazine, a laminated patient plan, cards to ‘heroes’ from the Downey Unified School District, a pamphlet on the pop culture for the year 2020, a photo of baby Brianna the first baby born in 2020 at PIH, and hand sanitizer.

“We have gathered items that reflect PIH Health events that have transpired throughout the year,” said Trogman, “we have marked the placement of this capsule on our site plan, so that

100 years from now, the community can look back on this astonishing and unconventional year.”

The culture of caring in Downey is very special, “This is not by chance, but by the dedication and hard work of our physicians, staff and volunteers as well as the board members of Downey Community Hospital that embraced PIH Health.”

Certificates of Recognition were delivered to PIH from the City of Downey, Assemblymember Cristina Garcia and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal Allard.

From its beginnings as Virginia Hospital in 1920, with six beds and two doctors on the second floor of a former hotel, this hospital’s history has been eventful and full of advances.

As PIH looks to the future, the hospital and its staff remain committed to honoring a legacy of healing and hope that will continue to have a positive impact in the community for the next 100 years.

Residents will have the opportunity to safely dispose of household hazardous STAFF REPORT waste such as antifreeze, unused pharmaceuticals, car batteries, used motoras oil, Nationwide and in California paint, pesticides, home-generated sharps a whole, responses to the 2020 Cenwaste as hypodermic needles, sus aresuch on track, as more than 62%pen of needles, syringes, lancets, and intravehouseholds have responded online or nous needles, universal including by phone, or by mail if waste they received household batteries, fluorescent light a paper questionnaire in the mail or on bulbs, and electronic waste (e-waste) their doorstep. suchHowever, as TVs and computers, at it ismonitors, vitally important that the waste roundup in Artesia. everyone be counted. Results from the The free program is in cooperation 2020 Census inform planning and fundwith the City of Artesia and the neighing decisions for such critical public boring cities of Bellflower, Cerritos, services as hospitals and health care, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, emergency and disaster response – and La Mirada, Long Beach, Norwalk, Paraschools and education programs. In fact, mount, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, census results will shape decisions about and South Gate. how billions of dollars in federal funds The roundup will occur at Artesia flow into communities each year for the Park located at 18750 Clarkdale Avenue next decade. on the corner of South Street and Elaine

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THE ATKINSON BRICK HOUSE is a 1957 Mid-Century Modern custom home, which had laid forgotten for decades. Join the owners during Long Beach Architecture Week as they share their restoration process, and gems they discovered under multiple coats of paint and other various wall coverings.

The Atkinson Brick House is a 1957 Mid-Century Modern custom home, which had laid forgotten for decades.

Located on the Los Cerritos / Virginia Country Club border, the house has an incredibly unique layout—it’s literally built around a pool, with 360 degrees of floor-to-ceiling glass opening the house to the outdoor courtyard.

Sounds perfect, right?

Well, in December of 2018, when Ashley and Brian Scotto took the keys to this 4,800sq foot spread, the radiant heat didn’t work, nor did the plumbing, in any of the five bathrooms, the 12v lighting worked when it wanted to, which wasn’t often, and much of the house was pink: the padded wall paper, the painted pool

deck, the veneer walls.

It was an extremely daunting project, especially for their first home.

And while many would have gutted the house, and started fresh, this couple have embarked on a painstaking mission to restore the home, while living in it every step of the way.

Join the Scottos during Long Beach Architecture Week as they share their restoration process, from the gems they discovered under multiple coats of paint and other various wall coverings to the hours and hours of research they have done to put this architectural puzzle back together again.

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Living Spaces Partners with Red Cross to Hold Blood Drives STAFF REPORT LA MIRADA, Calif., September 17, 2020 – California-based furniture retailer, Living Spaces, announced it will host its second annual pop-up blood drives across seven of the store’s California locations this fall. These blood drives mark the one year anniversary of the furniture retailer’s national partnership with the American Red Cross which began in July 2019.

Beginning September 30 through the end of October, Living Spaces will host seven blood drives at several Living Spaces stores across California to provide a safe and convenient way for shoppers to donate blood and help save lives. What’s more, those who participate will also receive a free COVID-19 antibody test at the time of their donation, with results to be provided in the week to follow.

“Donated blood has a limited shelf life, and coupled with the world’s current pandemic, the need for more donations is paramount,” said Living Spaces CEO Grover Geiselman. “We’re proud to continue our partnership with the Red Cross through hosting these blood drives for the betterment of our local communities.”

October 20: Irvine Location (101 Technology Drive) October 22 & 23: La Mirada Location (14501 Artesia Boulevard) Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Living Spaces requests that those interested in donating sign up online for a specific time slot by visiting Redcrossblood.org using the sponsor code LivingSpaces. To determine blood donation eligibility, please go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/donateblood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements.html

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HOW COVID-19 IS SPURRING URBAN INNOVATION

DOUBLE MOUNTAIN BREWERY and Taproom in Hood River, Oregon using custom built socially distant dining booths in the street just on other side of the curb.

By Michael Mehaffy, Ph.D., Executive Director-Suzanne C. and Henry L. Lennard Institute for Livable Cities, host

of the International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference series.

Since their beginnings, cities and towns have had to adapt to pandemics along with other traumatic events like wars, fires and weather disasters. On the plus side, those calamities have often spurred urban innovation: for example, the beautiful forms of London buildings resulted in part from the building codes imposed after the great fire of 1666.

COVID-19 seems destined to be no different. Already we can see a number of innovative new practices, as well as clever expansions of older trends that were already under way. Here are a few of note: Streets as living rooms. Restaurants, bars and other venues are finding new ways to provide social distancing by colonizing under-utilized rights of way.

Patrons and citizens are finding these new "open street" spaces delightfully appealing, and many motorists are adapting to the restricted flow by taking new routes, or by shifting their own travel to bikes or walking. While some of the spaces may revert back, given their new popularity, many are likely to be permanent.

A surge of parklets. A more modest accommodation to social-distance dining, these attractive replacements of under-utilized parallel parking stalls were already beginning to appear on streets in many cities. In the wake of COVID-19, they're becoming increasingly popular. In the wintertime, they can be enclosed with tent materials and heated individually, like the booths above at Double Mountain Brewery and Taproom in Hood River, Oregon.

Bikes are us. The popularity of bicycling is surging, as are sales of new and used bikes. This trend is prompting innovations in bike design and construction, and also resulting in new bike pathways, often taking the form of "bike boulevards."

In the US, Oakland, California, has converted 74 miles of streets to bike and pedestrian only; New York is planning to convert 100 miles, Seattle will convert 20 miles, and Boston, Minneapolis, Burlington, Philadelphia and San Francisco have also made significant conversions. In addition to bikes, e-scooters are also seeing a surge.

New life for old small downtowns.

Walkable towns located away from overheated (and congested) urban cores are getting a new lease on life, since employees can now telecommute from there more easily. That has benefits for the urban cores too, reducing the upward pressure on

housing costs and easing forced displacement. In some cases these towns are wellconnected by rail, as is the case in White Salmon, Washington, served by an Amtrak station just down the road. This trend could support a more "polycentric" urban form, instead of the tendency of a "monocentric" city form to promote higher prices and longer daily commutes from bedroom suburbs to central offices.

New life for old (and not so old) buildings. As the market dramatically shifts away from centralized offices and corporate office parks, adaptive reuse is getting new attention. Developers are looking at adding residential and other mixed uses to these structures, accelerating a trend that has been under way for a number of years, and changing the landscape of urban and suburban single-use zones.

It's worth emphasizing that these new practices are not uniformly positive. Like any innovation, they have to be adapted to specific contexts, working out the issues involved with stakeholders. And it's important to share and apply lessons about what works well and doesn't, and why.

That's one reason that the IMCL conferences bring together innovators from many different places to share their successes and lessons. And it's one reason that our conference next June will be especially meaningful, as we assess these and other urban innovations, and other lessons from the pandemic.

We will examine some truly alarming new trends as well. The increasing retreat to encapsulated, drive-through lifestyles is particularly worrisome, with potential negative impacts on public health, social interaction, social capital, urban resilience, and of course, resource use .

The increased opportunity to work from home, while providing greater flexibility in lifestyle, could also fuel the already worrisome trends of social isolation, loneliness, and declining social capital.

As with all pandemics -- and all forms of urban adaptation -- the outcome is not pre-determined: we have choices to make, as individuals, as professionals, and as citizens.

We look forward to lively discussions in June!

The Suzanne C. and Henry L. Lennard Institute for Livable Cities hosts the International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference series, the next conference is June 2021 in Carmel Indiana. For more information on how to attend go to www.livable-cities.org

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Norwalk High Athletics Play the Waiting Game Like Everyone Else, Eager to Come Back

BY LOREN KOPFF @LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER Norwalk High assistant athletic director Jim Webster admitted he “definitely wasn’t optimistic” prior to the CIF-Southern Section’s release of the 2020-2021 athletic calendar on July 20.

The reasoning behind that stemmed from the standpoint of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District unable to do anything at that time.

Like the other schools in the Southland, and in addition to the students unable to come back to school towards the end of the 2019-2020 school year, the summer and even last month, especially in Los Angeles County, Norwalk athletes were not able to even do conditioning in small groups on campus.

“I guess the first one was probably hopeful that it is a possibility that we will be playing this year,” Webster said of his initial reaction to the new athletic calendar. “Now, how it will all work out?

I don’t think anyone really knows the answer, especially in L.A. County where it’s going to be a little harder to get to that point where we can get back to school and not only that, but to get back to regular contact to be able to play sports.

“At least with that calendar update,

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it at least gave us something to look forward to and maybe plan for, eventually,” he later said.

Of the initial concerns once the calendar came out, Webster cited the process as one of them. He wondered what the district would make Norwalk do and hard it would be to get the students in daily, biweekly or through other means and what the process would be to have students back on campus.

“It’s not going to be easy,” he predicts. “When we decide to start doing it, it’s school first; obviously, it’s going to have to happen. We’re going to have to bring kids in slowly, whether it’s a hybrid or however way we decide to do it eventually. I think we’ll learn from there, and athletics will follow.”

Webster added that the kids are not going to come back on campus just for athletics only, and that the primary goal is to get the kids back in the classroom first.

And even if students are still doing online schooling in November and December, he wouldn’t answer, either himself or for anyone else, on the possibility of the fall season student-athletes being able to come on campus in the late afternoon hours for practice or conditioning.

“With Orange County off the Governor’s watch list, and maybe L.A. County will eventually get off the watch list, we’ll learn a big lesson from Orange County in the next month as far as them going back to school, in the classroom on a hybrid basis and see how that goes,” Webster said. “And then hopefully we’re there to follow soon [after that].”

When talking about the Suburban League, Webster believes that the rest of the circuit is in the ‘same boat’ as Norwalk and said that he hasn’t heard anything different from his league colleagues. He added that the league is pre-

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WITH NO ONE able to come back on the Norwalk High campus as of yet, the new oncampus football field is close to being completed and should be ready once the season begins in early January. Photo by Loren Kopff.

paring their schedules across the board and trying to catch up for the ‘new fall and new spring’.

On the topic of transportation, which has been one of the biggest concerns for a lot of schools, Webster talked about having plenty of buses and plenty in the transportation budget before 2008, the time of the last recession. Once the recession hit, Norwalk and the district had to scale back a little bit, but he said it didn’t really inhibit the scheduling too much. More times than not, Norwalk will schedule opponents not too far from its school. He added that last year and the year before, everything was fine on the transportation front and weren’t too many budget limitations.

“Whatever the district decides as far as…okay, at that time, are we able to travel one per seat”, he questioned. “Is it two per seat like we normally do, or is it one every other row? It’s a numbers game and obviously the cost would increase depending on how many people you’re going to allow on the bus, and that’s a huge factor for every sport. Now, if you have football, sometimes you might already take two buses. Well now, you might be taking four or five. Budgeting that is going to be a problem if we’re not at a point where we can travel like we used to.”

With boys and girls volleyball now being grouped into the fall season, it’s going to be an interesting season for firstyear head coach Paola Nava, who now replaces Eric Lorn at the helm. Webster believes scheduling practice time for the volleyball programs should not be a problem once November and December arrive.

“Practice-wise, it could be a little helpful,” Webster said. “Obviously, they may not be able to monopolize the gym.

They might have to spread out their times, like sixth period to 4:00 and then maybe 4:00-6:00. Now you’re going to have possibly five volleyball teams that need to practice. But since they’re all similar coaches, I think they’ll be able to work it out and maybe go with varsity levels [later in the day].”

Webster said he hasn’t looked at the exact volleyball schedules yet, but obviously if the boys have a home match, then the girls will be on the road.

For tennis, Webster was talking to head coach Edgar Salazar, who coaches the boys and girls, which will share the spring season, and was confident that if there are eight courts, you could probably host two levels. So, if the boys are home and the girls are on the road, you can possibly have the varsity and junior varsity teams play at the same site if you

needed to.

Football didn’t have to do much with its schedule as it was able to keep all its non-league opponents. The only change was flip-flopping the first two games.

Originally scheduled as its second game of the season, Norwalk’s new seasonopener is in its new on-campus stadium against Bell High on Jan. 8 with the next game at Savanna High. After that, the rest of the schedule remains the same, minus the bye week which has been removed.

Speaking of football, the school will usher in new athletic facilities, highlighted by the first-ever on-campus stadium.

Because students and staff haven’t been able to come back on campus, the construction has been able to be done much faster than if this was any other year.

“It’s probably been the only positive to the shutdown, is that all the workers…there have been no distractions on our site,” Webster chuckled. “It’s just a worksite that’s moving along. I was very skeptical that we were going to meet that one-year deadline and we’re going to come very close.”

Webster added that the football field will be the first thing that will be done and after that, the remainder of the athletic fields should be completed by the end November or early December, less than two months before the home opener.

“That’s what we’re hearing right now,” he continued. We’re on schedule for end of November, early December.

Hopefully, we don’t get late rain. We haven’t had hardly any rain, which also helps. There are always some little things that could increase the timeline. But, right now, it looks like we’re on track.”

Of the feedback Webster has received from different parties, he said that he thinks everyone knows the situation and everyone is ‘definitely eager’ to come back.

“When it’s really gone like it’s been, you really miss it,” he said. “I think sometimes when you’re coaching every day and the sports are year-round and sometimes you get tired and sometimes breaks are needed. But I think everyone would agree that this break has been too long and we’re ready to come back.”

In closing, Webster hopes the new athletic calendar works out, but that everything is going to be ‘really, really tight’, He thinks that if athletics does return in the middle of December, everyone will be happy to make it work.

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Angeles County Board of Supervisors 11 La Mirada Cerritos to Contribute Los announced a $100,000 reward for informa- Crime Summaries Robbery tion leading to the arrest and conviction of A late night Supplies robbery was reported near Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and the DPSS Give 1,000 Students Backpacks with School Cerritos the gunman who shot the two deputies at $10,000 Towards the intersection of Artesia Blvd. and ValRobbery the Metro Blue Line station. Los Angeles ley View Ave. Case is still under investi09/10/20 11000 Blk. South St, Gas County Supervisor Kathryn Barger stated the Reward Fund gation. the ‘toxic environment’ created by the con- Station, Handgun , suspect entered store and asked for a pack of cigarettes. suspect Other Structure Burglary stant criticism of law enforcement led to Two storage units were broken into on walked around the counter and pulled a for Deputies the ambush. “I support peaceful protests,� the 15000 block of Alondra Blvd. Power handgun from his pants. Suspect pointed she said at a news conference on Monday. tools were reported stolen. the gun at victim and demanded money.

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“We know that it can be costly to prepare a child for school, especially during these challenging times,� Supervisor Solis told reporters prior to the distribution at DPSS Toy Loan Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. “That’s why it’s important that as a MCDUFF County, we do whatever BY TAMMYE we can to help youth in our communities have the tools they need to be successful The City of Cerritos and City Council in the classroom. has agreed to contribute the $10,000 Solis acknowledged annualtowards event the reward fund for arrest and conviction for its commitment to low-income families of in shooting ofthe the85-year-old two Los Anin suspect L.A. County, praising geles County Sheriff's Department Toy Loan Program for its well-earneddeputies who were shot and critically reputation as the largest and mostinjured. successful The free toy-lending programwas in the 24-year-oldlibrary male deputy hit nation.

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Cerritos Mayor Naresh Solanki an- then threatened to stab the victim with the nounced Wednesday the City would knife.

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culture, to be taxed based on current market value.

Proposition 13, passed in 1978, based the value of all property on what it sold for when last purchased. capping property tax rates at 1% of the assessed value with annual increases of no more than 2%.

Consequently, Californians who hold on to their end up paying significantly less in taxes than those who have bought similar property more recently.

But Prop. 15 would not change the low-tax provisions of Proposition 13 for homeowners and would also exempt some commercial property owners whose properties are valued at $3 million or less.

It has been an intense debate, topped by an estimate by the independent Legislative Analyst’s Office that found Proposition 15 would generate as much as $12.5 billion more in tax revenues per year by 2025.

The winners are most certainly local governments, K-12 schools and community colleges as 60% of the revenues will go to the governments and 40% to the schools, which would be in addition to the current taxes collected.

With organized labor and businesses both for and against the measure, an epic battle is in store; campaign finance records show supporters and opponents have raised a combined $60 million.

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tional property tax revenue from Proposition 15 would come from just 10% of the highest value properties.

"Nearly 50% of the revenue raised by the measure will come from properties that have not been reassessed since before 2000," said the authors of the report.

Interviewed by KQED.com, John Kabateck, California director of National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which advocates on behalf of small businesses, called the report a "veiled attempt to pull the wool over taxpayers and voters eyes."

Kabateck said the final version of the measure would still end up harming many small businesses.

"They talk a lot about the exemption and the small businesses aren't hurt and that they're really just attacking the big guys, the big corporations," Kabateck told KQED, “what they fail to mention is that the majority of small business owners, upwards of 80%, rent their property. That cost is passed on directly from property owners."

The Yes on 15 campaign responds that if a majority of the property is occupied by small businesses, the reassessment would be deferred until 2025-26.

It was also noted that landlords who have benefitted from artificially low property taxes have likely not passed those savings along to their tenants.

In addition to unions, a wide array of Democrats are supporting Prop. 15, including former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris and several other former presidential candidates.

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Some smaller cardrooms have had success in opening outdoors but have hit their maximum permitted tables or have run out of outdoor space.

The San Bruno Daily Journal reported that Artichoke Jones Casino, limited by the operations allowed during quarantine, took a risk and ordered a 13,000-squarefoot tent to hold a makeshift, outdoor card room.

Owners were heartened to see a line of patrons ready to start playing when Artichoke Joe’s opened into its parking lot.

The cardroom has “been doing very good” with no reported cases of workers or guests contracting coronavirus.

Artichoke Jones was able to place 38 tables under the tent the cardroom is permitted for 51 tables and county public health has put no restrictions on the number of tables they can operate.

Other smaller cardrooms that have opened outdoors are the Bay 101 Casino with 38 tables and M8trix with 38 tables, both are located in San Jose.

In Oceanside, the Ocean's 11 is operating 32 tables.

In Bakersfield, the Golden West Casino is permitted for 45 tables and is operating 15 outdoors.

Locally, Commerce has 275 tables, The Gardens has 225 tables, Bicycle 190, Inglewood 105, Compton 42, Hustler 41, and Luck Lady 41.

It would take a monumental effort for the big three, but for the others, absent any land issues, an outdoor facility is a distinct possibility.

Gardena Mayor and California Cities Gaming Authority Chair Tasha Cerda, who represents the smaller cardrooms in the state told HMG-CN, “I hope we were successful at informing the public that small to medium size cardrooms should be allowed to open outdoors. They can be successful at following the recommended guidelines that the county health department suggests.”

Supervisor Hahn told HMG-CN, “We learned that we reopened too quickly last time, so this time we are taking a few weeks between reopening to monitor the impact on our case numbers. I am very worried about the toll the closure of card rooms is taking on the cities that depend on them for revenue and the thousands of workers who are out of jobs. But the fact is there are still too many people sick and dying of this virus. We need to follow the advice of our public health experts to save lives and they are saying it is not the time to reopen card rooms.”

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Continued from page 1 thrilled with the numerous organizations that add to the pop up, “we have hundreds of cars and families coming to us, but the amazing part of all of this … are our volunteers. Dozens of people and churches have contacted us to help spread love and hope, by donating their time for our pop up food distribution.”

The organization gave out 2,015 boxes of groceries that went to 976 families and all distributed by 82 volunteers from Brea and La Mirada, Rodriquez also gave a big shout out to Brea Police for helping with the flow of traffic.

The food distribution will continue every Saturday during September at the Brea Olinda High School. For more information contact feedbrea@gmail.com

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CITY OF COMMERCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION PLOT PLAN REVIEW No. 995, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 82890, 82891, AND 82892 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 5550 HARBOR STREET, 5625 JILLSON STREET AND 5555 JILLSON STREET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Commerce has completed an Initial Study of the following described Project.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, Kim Prijatel, representing City Ventures, is proposing to construct 133 single-family attached residential units on three parcels to be known as Rosewood Village. The Project will be built in three phases. The Project includes the following discretionary approvals as follows: 1) Plot Plan Review for a new Multi-Family Housing project, 2) Development Agreement – covering the details of the City’s sell of the land known as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) 6335-025-902, 903, 905, and 906, to City Ventures for the development of 133 single-family attached dwelling units; 3) Tentative Tract Map 82890 – creating one (1) lot for 37 residential units; 4) Tentative Tract Map 82891 – creating one (1) lot for 31 residential units; 5) Tentative Tract Map 82892 – creating one (1) lot for 65 residential units; and 6) Demolition – demolition of all existing structures on the three sites.

PROJECT LOCATION: The Project consists of three parcels (or sites) located at 5550 Harbor Street, 5625 Jillson Street, and 5555 Jillson Street. The sites are generally bounded by Harbor Street to the North, Commerce Way to the East, Jillson Street to the South, and East Eastern Avenue to the West, in the City of Commerce, County of Los Angeles, California. It is comprised of Tax Assessor parcel numbers 6335-025-902, 903, 905, and 906.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The City of Commerce intends to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project described above. This notice is made pursuant to Section 15072 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Based upon the information contained in the Initial Study and pursuant to the requirements of CEQA, it has been determined that this Project, with the incorporation of mitigation measures, will not have a significant impact upon the environment. The mitigation measures required to reduce or mitigate the impacts of this Project on the environment are included in the Project design and/or the Mitigation Monitoring Program and will be included as part of the Mitigated Negative Declaration for this Project. As a result, the City intends to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for this Project.

In accordance with the disclosure requirements of CEQA Guidelines Section 15072 (g)(5), the project site IS NOT listed as a hazardous property as designated under Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. As well, the Project IS NOT a project of statewide, regional, or area wide significance as designated in CEQA Guidelines Section 15206 and WILL NOT affect highways or other facilities under the jurisdiction of the State Department of transportation. Lastly, a scoping meeting WILL NOT be held by the City of Commerce.

SAID PUBLIC HEARING MEETING: A virtual public hearing meeting will be held via Teleconference during a Special Planning Commission Hearing on Monday, September 28, 2020 at 6:30 p.m., at which time proponents and opponents of the proposed project will be heard. Instructions for Teleconference access are provided below: Call in phone number: (669) 900-9128 Meeting ID: 936 8760 5928 Password: 838914 PUBLIC REVIEW & COMMENT: As required by Section 15073 of CEQA, the public review, and commenting period for this proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration is June 29, 2020 to July 20, 2020. Copies of the proposed Project plans, and the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study are available for review at the City’s website at www.ci.commerce.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=357.

Any interested party may submit written comments prior to the project decision date or submit any information, which may be of assistance to the Planning Commission. Please direct your comments by e-mail or U.S. mail to: Sonia Griego, Associate Planner 2535 Commerce Way, Commerce, California 90040 (323) 722-4805 E-Mail: soniag@ci.commerce.ca.us

On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19. On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20 (superseding the Brown Act-related provisions of Executive Order N-25-20 issued on March 12, 2020), which allows a local legislative body to hold public meetings via teleconferencing and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public seeking to observe and to address the local legislative body.

Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20, please be advised that members of the Commerce City Planning Commission will participate in meetings telephonically. Further, in the interest of maintaining appropriate social distancing, and restricting gatherings of over ten (10) people, due to the health risks associated with COVID-19 pursuant to Federal, State and County orders, directives and/or guidelines, this meeting is closed to the public and will instead be streamed live, accessible at www.ci.commerce.ca.us. Members of the public may participate by calling in to the number provided herein.

Per Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the above-listed item in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the city office, at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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Rapper Cited for Publicity Stunt at Downey McDonald's

RAPPER TRAVIS SCOTT in front of the original McDonald's in Downey. Downey PD said nearly 500 fans showed up, both Scott and the owner of the McDonal'd were cited for not pulling permits.

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Last Thursday, September 10th, social media lit up showing hip hop rapper Travis Scott posing in front of the original McDonald’s on Florence and Lakewood.

The idea was to try out Scott’s new Cactus Jack Meal.

TMZ reported Wednesday, September 16th that the event was supposed to be low-key, the pop-up promotion was not posted or advertised, but fans found out before he arrived and flooded the parking lot and now he is being fined for the rowdy gathering at a Mickey D's over his new $6 meal.

Both the rapper and the McDonald's

location in Downey have been cited by the city over a whole slew of fans showing up at the fast-food joint for the launch of his new meal, because they didn't have permits.

According to the tickets, obtained

by TMZ, Scott failed to obtain an event permit for a crowd of over 200 people before he showed up. He was to greet fans who were waiting in line to try his Cactus Jack meal. He also allegedly failed to get a permit to film.

Both he and the Old McDonalds locations have been issued citations. As was reported, fans were maskless and not social distancing.

CITY OF LA MIRADA STATE OF CALIFORNIA NOTICE INVITING BIDS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 2018-02 ALONDRA BOULEVARD PAVEMENT REHABILITATION FROM VALLEY VIEW AVENUE TO MOTTLEY DRIVE Notice is hereby given that the City of La Mirada, California invites sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment, and services for Capital Improvement Project No. 2018-02. Project Documents are available online from American Reprographics Company (ARC). Bidders may obtain free copies of the Plans, Specifications and other Contract Documents online by visiting http://www.crplanwell.com/. The general items of work include sawcut, removal and disposal of existing improvements, AC pavement reconstruction, cold milling, asphalt rubber hot mix overlay, Type 2 slurry seal, removal and replacement of damaged curb, gutter, cross gutter, sidewalk and curb ramps, adjustment of manholes and water valves, traffic control, water quality control plan preparation and implementation, traffic signal modifications, traffic signing, striping, markings, and raised pavement markers in the Cities of La Mirada and Buena Park.

Sealed bids shall be delivered to the City Clerk at or before 11:00 a.m. on October 7, 2020. Bids must be submitted on the blank forms, prepared and furnished for that purpose and included in the Plans and Specifications. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or delete portions of any or all bids, or waive any informality or irregularity in the bid or the bid procedures. Questions regarding the Project should be directed to the Project Manager at (562) 902-2373.

Anne Haraksin, City Clerk City of La Mirada Published at La Mirada Lamplighter 9/18/20 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ES-TATE OF: CAROLYN K. COLLINS AKA CAROLYN KAY COLLINS CASE NO. 20STPB06968 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be inter-ested in the WILL or estate, or both of CAROLYN K. COLLINS AKA CAROLYN KAY COLLINS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SU-SAN HAYES in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SUSAN HAYES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es-tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtain-ing court approval. Before taking certain very im-portant actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/12/21 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Notice of Telephonic Hearing Due to court closures, you may participate telephon-ically by scheduling with CourtCall at 1-888-882-6878. Please check the court's website at www.lacourt.com for information regarding closure to the public.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec-tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative ap-pointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec-tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as pro-vided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner TORI J. FREEBORN, ESQ. SBN 293750 EICK & FREEBORN LLP 2604 FOOTHILL BLVD. SUITE C LA CRESCENTA CA 91214 9/4, 9/11, 9/18/20 CNS-3393153# LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS

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MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Exclusively Offers ExcelsiusGPS®

tion platform created by Globus Medical, Inc., is the world’s first technology to combine a rigid robotic arm and full navigation capabilities into one adaptable platform for accurate trajectory alignment in spine surgery.

“In pediatric spine surgery, the screw has been one of the strongest tools we have to correct deformities,” says Peter Hahn, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon, Miller Children’s & Women’s. “The ExcelsiusGPS system allows us to gain control of the spine as we use a three-point fixation tool to fix however many screws the patient needs to help heal their spine deformities.

This increases safety for patients by helping in the prevention of spinal cord and nerve root injuries.”

Dr. Chang and Dr. Hahn are part of a team of specially trained pediatric orthopedic surgeons led by Dr. Torin Cunningham at the Orthopedic Center at Miller Children’s & Women’s. The Orthopedic Center cares for pediatric spine trauma, spinal deformity and musculoskeletal abnormalities, as well as acute and chronic orthopedic care for infants, children and adolescents with skeletal (bone) maturity.

Miller Children’s & Women’s also is one of the only area hospitals to have the EOS® Imaging System, which uses two to three times less radiation than a standard X-ray to provide extremely detailed, highquality images of patients in a standing position.

EOS can be used for children with hip, knee or spine conditions. Because of the lower dose of radiation, it is ideal for children who require multiple X-rays during the course of their treatment, such as patients with scoliosis and other spine disorders.“This combination of advanced imaging and surgical technology vastly enhances outcomes for pediatric patients requiring spine surgery, and is not available anywhere else in the state,” says Graham Tse, M.D., chief medical officer, Miller Children’s & Women’s.

MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach is the only children’s hospital in California and one of only a few hospitals in the U.S. to offer ExcelsiusGPS® – robotic navigation technology – for pediatric patients.

The ExcelsiusGPS system creates a surgical plan based on a child’s unique anatomy, guiding the robotic arm to a specific region of the spine, like a planned pathway on GPS. The pediatric spine surgeon uses this pathway to accurately conduct spine surgery with the utmost precision.

Pediatric orthopedic surgeons who are trained to use the technology can now perform back and spine procedures that may result in faster recovery with less blood loss and less muscle damage. ExcelsiusGPS is designed to improve accuracy and optimize patient care by using robotics and navigation.

“As spine surgeons, we have an exceedingly small margin for error as we navigate a narrow diameter in which to place spinal screws,” says Emory Chang, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon, Miller Children’s & Women’s. “On either side are ‘danger elements,’ including delicate nerves that can be damaged. With this technology, our placement is exact every time, increasing accuracy and safety. That accuracy is particularly important, since children’s spines are still growing, and often deforming at the same time.”

ExcelsiusGPS provides improved visualization of patient anatomy through the procedure to help optimize patient treatment. This revolutionary robotic naviga-

APN 376-032-020-3 TS No. 180904260 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE Recorded in accordance with 12 USCA 3764 (c) WHEREAS, on 10/28/2005, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Madeline Somerville, a widow as trustor in favor of Seattle Mortgage Company as beneficiary, and Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. as trustee, and was recorded on 11/4/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0919582, in the Office of the County Recorder of Riverside County, California; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an Assignment of Deed of Trust dated 11/23/2015, recorded on 3/22/2016, as instrument number 2016-0110055, in the Office of the County Recorder, Riverside County, California; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that the payment due on 7/5/2018, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of 10/16/2018 is $200,406.60; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of Law Offices of Jason C Tatman APC as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on 9/4/2018 as instrument number 2018-0353951, notice is hereby given that on 10/16/2018 at 9:30 AM local time, all real and personal property at or Used In Connection With The Following Described Property Will Be Sold At Public Auction To The Highest Bidder: Legal Description: Lot 60 Of Tract 27356, In The City Of Cerritos, County Of Los Angeles, State Of California, As Per Map Recorded In Book 806, Pages 69 And 70 Of Maps, In The Office Of The County Recorder Of Said County.

Commonly known as: 17139 Leal Ave, Cerritos, CA 90703 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid an estimate of $303,956.09.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $30,395.61 [10% of the Secretary’s bid] in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $30,395.61 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD Field Office representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD field office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The amount that must be paid if the Mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $200,406.60, as of 10/15/2018, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Date: Total Lender Solutions, Inc. U.S. Dept. of HUD Foreclosure Commissioner BY: /s/ Chelcey Romeril 10951 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 2F San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: 866-535-3736 Fax: 760-278-9505 A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of California County of San Diego On before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/ their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal Signature

NOTICE OF PUBLIC POSTING the NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT is REQUESTING APPLICATIONS; FOR THE FORMING OF A COMMITTEE, FOR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN EXPLORING THE NAMING OF LA MIRADA H.S. SOFTBALL DUGOUT. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18, 2020, AND NEED TO BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. ON THE LAST DAY. APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE DISTRICT’S WEBSITE @ WWW.NLMUSD.ORG (ON THE HOMEPAGE).

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO: NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ATTN: JENNIFER SUN - BUSINESS SERVICES 12820 PIONEER BOULEVARD, NORWALK, CA 90650 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL JENNIFER SUN AT 562-210-2010 OR SEND A MESSAGE VIA EMAIL AT JSUN@NLMUSD.ORG. Published at La Mirada Lamplighter 9/4, 9/11, 9/18/20

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T.S. No.: 200908279 Notice Of Trustee's Sale APN 7008-005-033 U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development Notice Of Default And Foreclosure Sale Recorded in accordance with 12 USCA 3764 (c) Whereas, on 7/13/2009, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Robert J. Di Sessa, an unmarried man as trustor in favor of Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (solely as nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and assigns) and the successors and assigns of MERS as beneficiary, and Commonwealth Land Title Company as trustee, and was recorded on 7/22/2009, as Instrument No. 20091107148, in the Office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California; and Whereas, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and Whereas, the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an Assignment of Deed of Trust dated 8/7/2015, recorded on 9/2/2015, as instrument number 20151084361, in the Office of the County Recorder, Los Angeles County, California; and Whereas, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that the payment due on 6/17/2017, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and Whereas, the entire amount delinquent as of 10/20/2020 is $865,054.96; and Whereas, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; Now Therefore, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary's designation of Total Lender Solutions, Inc. as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on 12/28/2018 as instrument number 20181313015, notice is hereby given that on 10/20/2020 at 11:00 AM local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: Legal Description: Lot 60 Of Tract 27356, In The City Of Cerritos, County Of Los Angeles, State Of California, As Per Map Recorded In Book 806, Pages 69 And 70 Of Maps, In The Office Of The County Recorder Of Said County. Commonly known as: 17139 Leal Ave, Cerritos, CA 90703 The sale will be held at Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid an estimate of $865,054.96.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $86,505.49 [10% of the Secretary's bid] in the form of a certified check or cashier's check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $86,505.49 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier's check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier's check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD Field Office representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD field office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The amount that must be paid if the Mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $865,054.96, as of 10/19/2020, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner's attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Date: 9/8/2020 Total Lender Solutions, Inc. U.S. Dept. of HUD Foreclosure Commissioner By: /s/Max Newman 10505 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 125 San Diego, CA, 92121 Phone: 866-535-3736 Fax: 866-242-8599 A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State Of CA County Of San Diego On 9/15/2020 before me, Brittany Anne Lokey, a notary public personally appeared, Max Newman who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. I certify under Penalty Of Perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. Witness my hand and official seal. Brittany Anne Lokey Published at Los Cerritos Community News 9/18, 9/25, 10/2

Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice US Storage Centers - Commerce – Olympic located at 5415 E. Olympic Blvd.

Commerce CA 90022 intends to hold an auction to sell the goods stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 10/15/2020 at 10:00AM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. Elizabeth Merritt; Cesar Lopez; Leticia Nunez; Moises Martinez Guandique; Erika Rendon; Natalie Garcia; Angelica M Barajas; Maria Isabel Portillo; Luciano Romero Ramos; Oscar Rony Garcia; Pia Gomez; Juan Carlos Garcia Delgado; Ana Cristina Gonzalez; Christopher Gonzalez; Giovanni Diego; Yolanda Corral; Timothy Michael Vaughan; Maria De Los Angeles Mendez; Michael Julian Trainor; Gabriela Cambron Guerra. All property is being stored at the above selfstorage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice US Storage Centers – Cerritos located at 16015 Piuma Ave. Cerritos, CA 90703 intends to hold an auction to sell the goods stored by the following tenants at the storage facility.

The sale will occur as an online auction via www.usstoragecenters.com/auctions on 10/15/2020 at 10:00AM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. Suzanne Michelle Vanasse; Alfred Henry Baca; Kyron K Williams; Curtis Jr Williams. All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

Published at Los Cerritos Commuity News 9/25 and 10/2/20 APN: 8037-027-009 T.S. No.: 2020-1332 Order No. 1478160CAD NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/3/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Will sell at a public auction sale to the highest bidder, payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cashier’s check drawn on a state of national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: GLOBAL ACQUISITIONS HOLDINGS GROUP INC Duly Appointed Trustee: S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Deed of Trust recorded 10/5/2017 as Instrument No. 20171145720 in book XX, page, XX RERECORDED ON 12/22/2017 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 20171492830 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California.

Date of Sale:10/1/2020 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other reasonable estimated charges: $971,643.10 Street Address or other common designation of purported real property: 15816 LA PENA AVENUE LA MIRADA, CA A.P.N.:8037-027-009. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the

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lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855)986-9342, or visit this Internet Web site www.superiordefault.com using the file number assigned to this case 2020-1332. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 8/25/2020. S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION. 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westlake Village, California, 91362 (818)991-4600. By: Colleen Irby, Trustee Sale Officer. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (9/11/20, 9/18/20, 9/25/20 TS# 2020-1332 SDI-19380)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF CAROLINE S. YOUNG COUNTY OF ORANGE Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent, that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Trustee and mail a copy to Greg L. Young, Successor Trustee, within the later of four months after the date of the first publication of notice to creditors or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 30 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested.

Greg L Young 8691 W Morten Ave Glendale AZ 85305 Published at Los Cerritos Commuity News 9/11, 9/18, 9/25/20

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANDREW ST. ANN JR. CASE NO. 20STPB03144 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ANDREW ST. ANN JR..

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ERLINDA CHING in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ERLINDA CHING be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/23/20 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Notice of Telephonic Hearing Due to court closures, you may participate telephonically by scheduling with CourtCall at 1-888-882-6878. Please check the court's website at www.lacourt.com for information regarding closure to the public.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

In Pro Per Petitioner ERLINDA CHING 13429 CASCADE COURT CERRITOS CA 90703 9/4, 9/11, 9/18/20 CNS-3394692# LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS

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Cerritos teenager and his team making the world greener one drop at a time

BY LAURIE HANSON “Many little drops make an ocean,” is a Chinese idiom taught by parents of Harry Yuan of Cerritos that motivates him today towards a greener future for the world’s oceans tomorrow.

The 17-year-old Whitney High School student and his team have developed a fashionable way to revolutionize beverage drinking with one simple invention called the “BluStraw”.

“My parents always used that saying to push me to recycle and make environmentally conscious decisions,” said Yuan, “however, I never really understood the gravity of plastic pollution until my high school years.”

After reading about literal islands of plastics floating in the world’s oceans, Yuan learned they would soon outnumber all the fish in the sea. He said in the United States, more than 500 million plastic straws are used daily, and if put together would circle the planet two and a half times over.

“Crazy, right?!” he said. “I can’t even fathom how much plastic that is.”

That is when he reached out across the state to a few environmentally passionate friends who together came up with a “small solution” to decrease oceanic plastic waste.

“Our original thought was if we could get people to make a tiny change in their everyday lives, it would be the ‘little drops’ [in the ocean] that would make a big difference,” explained Yuan. That is when he and his team of came up with the

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“I have owned lots of reusable straws, and my friends have as well - they’re great for the environment, but they’re a bother to clean and take around,” Yuan said. “Using tiny brushes is extremely annoying, and I would often find myself forgetting to take out my reusable straw when eating out.”

“With a bracelet on, I could wear it around every day without noticing it, and whenever I decide to get a drink my straw would conveniently be right there,” he explained.

After conducting more than 300 surveys and 40 interviews plus doing extensive market research, Yuan and his team came with a few key features: • An openable yet functional reusable straw that is extremely easy to clean • A bracelet that covers the straw on the wrist to prevent germs and bacteria • A stylish design to spark conversation/make a statement about keeping oceans clean • To donate part of the proceeds to plastic cleanup nonprofits around the world “Over the past few months, we have worked for hours each day to turn our idea into a reality,” Yuan said. “We have conducted market research, created prototypes, contacted manufacturers, and are almost ready to start product production.”

They have begun with an Indiegogo to begin crowdfunding the idea, and raised about $500 in two days, but still need additional funding. “We’re currently trying to raise awareness, as well as crowdfund through preorders and donations,” he added.

To become ‘a little drop’ in this movement to save the ocean and for more information on the BluStaw’s IndieGoGo campaign (and to place an order to be filled

by January 2021), please visit online at www.//igg.me/at/blustraw/x/24223350#/.

To all of our many healthcare professionals, first responders, and volunteers, the Gardens Casino says THANK YOU for your tireless efforts, strength of spirit and unfailing determination. We are grateful for your selflessness and sacrifice in helping restore our health and well-being.

Together we will emerge stronger!

ON A MISSION to save the world’s oceans with one small invention, Harry Yuan of Cerritos is pictured holding his BluStraw image and silicone cylinder it will be made from. He and a group of teen’s simple idea is to create a reusable straw that can be worn as a bracelet, making it handy to use anytime, anywhere. Photo by Laurie Hanson.

idea of a reusable straw that doubles as a stylish bracelet – the BluStraw.

“We’re aiming to keep plastic out of our oceans and start an environmentally friendly movement around the globe,” he said. “We have been working on this idea since the beginning of summer as there are few activities due to the pandemic.”

On Yuan’s team is Derrick Cai, 16, of San Jose, Ashish Basetty, 17, of Fremont, Arnav Jain, 16, of San Jose, and Maddox Yu, 16, of Evergreen.

Though plastic straws aren’t the largest contributor to plastic pollution in the ocean, Yuan and his team discovered that the whole idea to shift away from plastic to reusable straws is really a symbol of an eco-friendly future for all, he said. It is something they concluded through social media, friends, and the eco-friendly community of the last decade. It is why they came up with a new reusable silicone straw in the form of a bracelet for everyday living.